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An illustration, created in March 2021, of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, which is targeted to launch to the main asteroid belt in August 2022 to investigate the metal-rich asteroid Psyche.

March 29, 2023 / NASA

The Road to October 2023: NASA’s Psyche Has an Updated Mission Plan

NASA’s Psyche mission, which will explore a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, is on track to launch in October 2023 after a one-year delay to complete critical testing. The launch period...

January 24, 2023 / NASA

NASA’s Psyche Mission Continues Preparation for Launch in 2023

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is shown in a clean room on Dec. 8, 2022, at Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft was powered on...
An illustration, created in March 2021, of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, which is targeted to launch to the main asteroid belt in August 2022 to investigate the metal-rich asteroid Psyche.

November 4, 2022 / NASA

As Psyche Mission Moves Forward, NASA Responds to Independent Review

NASA and the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, which leads Psyche, shared a response Friday to the results of an independent review board convened to determine...

November 3, 2022 / NASA

NASA to Discuss Psyche Independent Review Board Results

NASA will host a community townhall at 12 p.m. EDT on Friday, Nov. 4, followed by a media teleconference at 1 p.m. to discuss the findings and recommendations of a report by the Psyche mission...
This artist's conception shows the Psyche spacecraft against a starry background orbiting above the heavily cratered surface of the Psyche asteroid.

October 28, 2022 / NASA

NASA Continues Psyche Asteroid Mission

NASA announced Friday the agency decided its Psyche mission will go forward, targeting a launch period opening on Oct. 10, 2023. Read the news release

An illustration, created in March 2021, of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, which is targeted to launch to the main asteroid belt in August 2022 to investigate the metal-rich asteroid Psyche.

June 24, 2022 / NASA

NASA Announces Launch Delay for Psyche Asteroid Mission

NASA announced Friday the Psyche asteroid mission, the agency’s first mission designed to study a metal-rich asteroid, will not make its planned 2022 launch attempt. Read the news release

June 24, 2022 / NASA

NASA to Discuss Psyche Asteroid Mission

NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Friday to provide an update on the agency’s mission to study the Psyche asteroid. Audio of the briefing will livestream on the agency’s...

May 2, 2022 / Scott Bordow

A space mission that welcomes students onboard

Over 4,000 students and lifelong learners from across the nation have taken part in ASU’s Psyche Student Collaborations. Read the story

The Psyche spacecraft sits in a clean room at JPL.

April 14, 2022 / Scott Bordow

From a Clean Room to Deep Space

Media gets final glimpse of ASU’s Psyche spacecraft before it’s on its way to Florida launch. Read the story

April 4, 2022 / Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Shake and Bake: NASA’s Psyche Is Tested in Spacelike Conditions

To prepare for its launch in August, the Psyche spacecraft was tested to ensure it can operate in the extreme conditions it will face on its trip to a metal-rich asteroid. Read article

December 20, 2021 / Jet Propulsion Laboratory

How NASA’s Psyche Mission Will Explore an Unexplored World

Launching in August 2022 and arriving at the asteroid in 2026, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will orbit a world we can barely pinpoint from Earth and have never visited. Read article

Two thrusters are visible beneath red round protective covers, after being integrated into the spacecraft.

September 20, 2021 / Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Solar Electric Propulsion Makes NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Go

Futuristic electric thrusters emitting a cool blue glow will guide the Psyche spacecraft through deep space to a metal-rich asteroid. Read article